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LIBRA (" THE BALANCE ") , in astronomy, the 7th sign of the zodiac (q.v.), denoted by the symbol =, resembling a pair of scales, probably in allusion to the fact that when the sun enters this part
ecliptic
equinox , the days and nights are equal. It is also a constellation, not mentioned by Eudoxus or Aratus
Manetho (3rd century B.C.) and Geminus (1st century B.C.), and included by Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Algol
star
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